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gulliver

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25. It used to mean a "good" thing but now it means "too much of a good thing"

Reply to Cyrano (Reply #21)

Thu Dec 28, 2023, 04:52 PM

Dec 2023

"Woke" has, unfortunately, become a kind of synonym for good intentions and, especially, "narcissistically performative" or "phony" or even "grifting" good intentions that increase human misery under the guise of compassion, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Is it fair that that has become the meaning? Nope. See "life." Maybe it will change back or someone will start a wave of redefinition for it.

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Why are Republican's such dicks? [View all] Cyrano Dec 2023 OP

I thought they were pussies! Omnipresent Dec 2023 #1

as a woman, I resent that. Pussies WhiteTara Dec 2023 #6

You do know what a double standard is, right? Omnipresent Dec 2023 #9

are we talking while male privilege? WhiteTara Dec 2023 #10

Are you the white male with that privilege? Omnipresent Dec 2023 #11

no friend, I'm the sin, not the sinner. WhiteTara Dec 2023 #13

Since I haven't gotten my day in court... Omnipresent Dec 2023 #15

tell me of your mark! WhiteTara Dec 2023 #16

I'm glad, i changed the tone of this conversation. Omnipresent Dec 2023 #18

Why don't the two of you go hijack another thread? Cyrano Dec 2023 #20

I didn't hijack anything, Cyrano WhiteTara Dec 2023 #24

Deflection. marble falls Dec 2023 #33

I didn't make that designation WhiteTara Dec 2023 #23

First class whataboutism. marble falls Dec 2023 #32

Some people choose the GOP as cover for their fundamental shittiness. Ocelot II Dec 2023 #2

Well, in their lust for permanent power, their moral justification seems to be, Cyrano Dec 2023 #3

Yes, but the elites would have wanted intellectual cover Ocelot II Dec 2023 #4

I agree. That is what separates the Conservative from the Fascist Caliman73 Dec 2023 #12

same same WhiteTara Dec 2023 #7

I misread the title. Voltaire2 Dec 2023 #5

They meet bullies Bmoboy Dec 2023 #8

It"s all about blaming other people SocialDemocrat61 Dec 2023 #14

Some are dicks, some are patsies, some are voting against "wokeness"... gulliver Dec 2023 #17

I still don't have a clue what "woke" means. Cyrano Dec 2023 #21

It used to mean a "good" thing but now it means "too much of a good thing" gulliver Dec 2023 #25

The Republicans Keepthesoulalive Dec 2023 #30

B/c Newt Gingrich, Dick Armey, and no_hypocrisy Dec 2023 #19

Look at the hands, not the yo-yo's C_U_L8R Dec 2023 #22

I put it this way: The Democrats started gettng out of the Klansman Koddling business... JHB Dec 2023 #26

Predators. moondust Dec 2023 #27

Because they all have small dicks and don't know how to give pleasure to women! kimbutgar Dec 2023 #28

While I agree with most of this post, tiredtoo Dec 2023 #29

Wall Street financed Hitler Kid Berwyn Dec 2023 #31

History - the Republicans started turning around the 1880's... haele Dec 2023 #34

Fewer people getting punched in the face for being a dick these days. Iggo Dec 2023 #35